How to turn on inner smaller headlights?
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How to turn on inner smaller headlights?
I installed LEDs in the inner smaller headlights in the lower bulb space, I can’t figure out how to turn them on without the highbeams, even with highbeams on the lower LEDs don’t light up, I tried everything on the dial and also the light options on the speedometer options. Any suggestions?
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In my car I cannot turn head lights OFF from the switch if automatic Hi-beams are active but when they are not the head lights turn OFF at “0” position. It may be the same for the parking lights too. I have not tried it…yet…
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I have to apologize as I remembered it wrong. In my 2010 E550 I have to disable the Daytime Running Lights and then turn the light switch to the "Parking Light" position next to the head light position. That turns the "Inner Headlights", the parking lights, ON. If I turn the light switch left from "0" I can select which side parking lights to use. The position next to Head Lights gives them both. But the DRLs must be disabled.
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I don’t believe you can “just” turn on the parking lights. You can activate the standing mode (left or right arrows, full CCW), but again I believe it might only light up the rear taillight.
Parking lights come on automatically with the headlights in “auto” mode.
Assuming it’s a US car with DRLs, not fogs… those will automatically go on whenever the car is running (day/night).
Parking lights come on automatically with the headlights in “auto” mode.
Assuming it’s a US car with DRLs, not fogs… those will automatically go on whenever the car is running (day/night).
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I don’t believe you can “just” turn on the parking lights. You can activate the standing mode (left or right arrows, full CCW), but again I believe it might only light up the rear taillight.
Parking lights come on automatically with the headlights in “auto” mode.
Assuming it’s a US car with DRLs, not fogs… those will automatically go on whenever the car is running (day/night).
Parking lights come on automatically with the headlights in “auto” mode.
Assuming it’s a US car with DRLs, not fogs… those will automatically go on whenever the car is running (day/night).
I cannot turn head lights off in dark with the light switch in “0” position unless I disable DRLs. Car is totally dark when I do that and when I turn the light switch to “Parking light” position next to the head light position the parking lights only come on in front of the car
I have no idea what logic Mercedes has with this but this is how it works in my 2010 E550.
I have not tried it on my 2013 S550 yet but would not be surprised if it worked the same way.
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You can believe or not. I just know how it is in my car.
I cannot turn head lights off in dark with the light switch in “0” position unless I disable DRLs. Car is totally dark when I do that and when I turn the light switch to “Parking light” position next to the head light position the parking lights only come on in front of the car
I have no idea what logic Mercedes has with this but this is how it works in my 2010 E550.
I have not tried it on my 2013 S550 yet but would not be surprised if it worked the same way.
I cannot turn head lights off in dark with the light switch in “0” position unless I disable DRLs. Car is totally dark when I do that and when I turn the light switch to “Parking light” position next to the head light position the parking lights only come on in front of the car
I have no idea what logic Mercedes has with this but this is how it works in my 2010 E550.
I have not tried it on my 2013 S550 yet but would not be surprised if it worked the same way.
There seems to be a problem with my car’s Left/Right parking lights. I cannot get that working no matter what I do with the selections with the switch and cluster menu. Also tried with car running and off, no difference.
I don’t really care of this function anyway as I hardly would ever need it. It could also be Mercedes disabled the Left/Right selection after moving to very low power consumption LED lights as I’m sure the original “need” for the one side only parking lights was to minimize power consumption from the battery. They just did not replace the light switch yet in my car model year? Or there really is something wrong with the parking light control n my car. Other S drivers could verify this…
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You can believe or not. I just know how it is in my car.
I cannot turn head lights off in dark with the light switch in “0” position unless I disable DRLs. Car is totally dark when I do that and when I turn the light switch to “Parking light” position next to the head light position the parking lights only come on in front of the car
I have no idea what logic Mercedes has with this but this is how it works in my 2010 E550.
I have not tried it on my 2013 S550 yet but would not be surprised if it worked the same way.
I cannot turn head lights off in dark with the light switch in “0” position unless I disable DRLs. Car is totally dark when I do that and when I turn the light switch to “Parking light” position next to the head light position the parking lights only come on in front of the car
I have no idea what logic Mercedes has with this but this is how it works in my 2010 E550.
I have not tried it on my 2013 S550 yet but would not be surprised if it worked the same way.
So ‘11 E350 with P1 (halogens), car unlocked, key not in the ignition, switch in either the standing or parking light position will illuminate the small light in the inner light assembly.
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Well, the S550 seems to be all different. It will put the parking lights ON with everything else OFF when I just turn the light switch to the parking light position next to head light position regardless of the DRLs enabled or not.
There seems to be a problem with my car’s Left/Right parking lights. I cannot get that working no matter what I do with the selections with the switch and cluster menu. Also tried with car running and off, no difference.
I don’t really care of this function anyway as I hardly would ever need it. It could also be Mercedes disabled the Left/Right selection after moving to very low power consumption LED lights as I’m sure the original “need” for the one side only parking lights was to minimize power consumption from the battery. They just did not replace the light switch yet in my car model year? Or there really is something wrong with the parking light control n my car. Other S drivers could verify this…
There seems to be a problem with my car’s Left/Right parking lights. I cannot get that working no matter what I do with the selections with the switch and cluster menu. Also tried with car running and off, no difference.
I don’t really care of this function anyway as I hardly would ever need it. It could also be Mercedes disabled the Left/Right selection after moving to very low power consumption LED lights as I’m sure the original “need” for the one side only parking lights was to minimize power consumption from the battery. They just did not replace the light switch yet in my car model year? Or there really is something wrong with the parking light control n my car. Other S drivers could verify this…
